44 occurrences

'Pursue' in the Bible

and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Verse ConceptsDivine Protection, Examples OfTerror Of Godterrorism

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household, "Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?

Verse ConceptsIngratitudePeople Not Far AwayRepaying Evil For Good

You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeoplePeople OvercomingEnemies

Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleMinoritiesFive PeopleOne HundredTens Of ThousandsMany EnemiesPeople Overcomingflying

"'As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a blowing leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one who flees the sword and fall down even though there is no pursuer.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesHuman EmotionHeart, HumanWeakness, PhysicalFaint HeartednessSurvivors Threatened

and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysDisobedience, To GodUnknown GodsThe Curse Of The LawDifferent GodsPenalties For Serving Other GodsObeying Goddisobediencecursesobeying

After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, "How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same."

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionParticipation, In SinImitatingEvil AssociationsNot Imitating EvilAsking Particular QuestionsEvil TrappingDo Not Have Other gods

You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsJustice

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Verse ConceptsObedience To GodNot Turning AsideDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other gods

Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.

Verse ConceptsHuman WillFamilies, Nature OfFalse ConfidenceHeart, HumanParticipation, In SinPoisonRootsFruits Of SinBitter FoodBitterness

How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentRocksPursuing PeopleA Thousand PeopleTens Of Thousands

David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?" He said to him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!"

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodAnswered PrayerOvertakingRecoveryFamily Conflict

Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.

Verse ConceptsadvisersThe Number TwelvePursuingEleven To Nineteen Thousand

Then David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba son of Bicri will cause greater disaster for us than Absalom did! Take your lord's servants and pursue him. Otherwise he will secure fortified cities for himself and get away from us."

Verse ConceptsFortressesFortified CitiesPeople Possibly Doing Evil

So Joab's men, accompanied by the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors, left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

Once he had removed Amasa from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

Why do you pursue me like God does? Will you never be satiated with my flesh?

Verse ConceptsHuntingPersecution

If you say, 'How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!'

Verse ConceptsRoots

How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

Verse ConceptsWaitingBefore God Acts

/ (Sin/Shin) Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRenewed HeartBible, In Christian LivingAweIndividuals Fearing God

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Verse ConceptsPursuingRighteousness, Of BelieversPathways Of SinAbominations, To GodEvil Ways

"Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!

Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodRighteousness, Of BelieversExcavationclosure

Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, 'It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!'

Verse ConceptsHopelessnessDebaucheryEvil AssociationsWithout Hope

The Lord says, "Attack the land of Merathaim and the people who live in Pekod! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them! Do just as I have commanded you!

Verse ConceptsApproval To Kill

Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UsePursuingPursuing PeopleHating EvilKilling Will Happen

Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will seek them, but she will not find them. Then she will say, "I will go back to my husband, because I was better off then than I am now."

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Between God And His PeopleUnion With Christ, Nature OfOvertakingNot FindingPersonal GoodSeeking But Not Finding PeopleFinding Lovelovers

Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

Verse ConceptsGrinding PeopleThose Oppressed

But Israel has rejected what is morally good; so an enemy will pursue him.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleForsaking God's Things

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Verse ConceptsFloggingMediatorSuffering, Of BelieversTownCharacter AssassinationBeating BelieversCrucifiedKilling Will HappenOthers CrucifiedWise Men In The Church

For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

Verse ConceptsGod's CareCarePagansSeeking For Concrete ThingsWhat Foreigners Are LikeWorrying

What shall we say then? -- that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

Verse ConceptsGospel, Promises OfJustice, In Believers' LivesImputed RighteousnessPursuing GoodForeigners Saved By FaithRighteous By FaithGentiles

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